The actor died in October due to a ketamine overdose and received several injections of the drug on the day he died from his live-in personal assistant
A prosecutor says five people, including a physician from San Diego County, were charged in connection with Matthew Perry's death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor's assistant.
Plasencia is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and seven counts of distribution of ketamine and two counts of altering and falsifying documents or records related to the federal investigation. Two of the people, including one of the doctors charged, have been arrested, Estrada said. Two of the defendants, including Iwamasa, have pleaded guilty to charges already, and Chavez has agreed to plead guilty.The prosecutor said the defendants exchanged messages soon after Perry's death referencing ketamine as the cause of death.
His autopsy, released in December, found that the amount of ketamine in his blood was in the range used for general anesthesia during surgery.
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